In 2011, Dr. Akiho Takaka graduated from Virginia Tech with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She is currently a licensed psychologist in Florida. You will find her experience at many clinical settings including universities counseling centers, VA women's hospital, multi-disciplinary nursing homes, and community mental health. Her passion for group psychotherapy is evident and she won the Susanne Jensen Scholarship to travel to the American Group Psychotherapy Association’s (AGPA) 2013 annual meeting. Georgia Southern University's Groups Coordinator was also her role. Since her youth, she has been determined to pursue a career as a Clinical Psychology psychologist. Because of her empathy for people in pain, she chose to go into this field. Nothing is more satisfying to her than helping others.